24th Marine Expeditionary Unit

II Marine Expeditionary Force

The Defense Department now offers a FREE online tutoring service called Tutor.com for active-duty service members and their families. National Guard and reserve personnel on active duty in a deployed status and Defense Department civilians in a deployed status and their dependents are also eligible to participate. This 24/7 service offers professional tutors who can assist with homework, studying, test preparation, resume writing and more.

Call the Harriet B. Smith Library on Camp Lejeune (910-451-5724) and ask for the Marine password.

This FREE website provides students and parents with resources to identify academic strengths/weaknesses in math and reading; instruction for students in math, reading and language arts through interactive tutorials; and involves parents by providing educational resources written specifically for parents.

Developed by the Department of Defense’s Joint Advertising Market Research and Studies (JAMRS) program, this website was designed to help America’s youth explore opportunities for their future to include information about career, education and military options available for young people ages 16 to 24.

The New England College of Business has announced that once again, they will continue offering a drastic reduction in tuition on Associate's Degrees in Business Administration for all spouses of active duty service members including the US Coast Guard. This $13,500 discount will bring the entire tuition cost of the Associate's Degree to $4,000. Spouses wishing to apply for their degree through this program can call 800-997-1673 for additional information. Students must register and be enrolled by September 6, 2011 and are required to finish their program in 36 months.

This scholarship is offered to wives of uniformed service members to attend vocational training programs in the medical field. For scholarship deadlines and additional information, visit http://www.operationhomefront.net/scholarship.

The ThanksUSA Scholarship Program is for military spouses. Only online applications with all supporting documents will be accepted and evaluated. Visit the ThanksUSA Scholarship Program webpage for application criteria and scholarship information.